Cornelius News
Cancer fundraiser sets sail March 4
Carolina Grace, a 100-foot yacht, will be the setting for Carnevale Rosa di Firenze, a fundraiser for breast cancer survivors who will be participating in the 2018 International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission (IBCPC) Participatory Festival. Held every four years, this international race will be in Florence, Italy in July. More than 100 teams from around the world […]
Gates open up big discussion
Jan. 25. By Dave Vieser. Despite the town’s stated policy favoring connectivity, gated communities may be coming back. At their Jan. 22 meeting, the town’s Land Development Code Advisory Board (LDCAB) voted unanimously to have the town “study and report back” on the feasibility of permitting gates on private roads entering residential communities. The biggest […]
Crafty Burg’r No. 3 on tap in Denver
Crafty Burg’r will open a third restaurant this spring in Denver. The locally owned restaurant success story opened its first location in Kenton Place in late 2015 and its second in the Antiquity shopping center last year. The new location is in a Publix shopping center being built at the intersection of Hwy. 16 Business […]
Be connected: New meetings will connect residents with Town Hall
Jan. 23. Cornelius residents will have a chance to get to know their elected officials during the town’s new “Connecting Cornelius” meet-ups. The first “Connecting Cornelius” event is scheduled for Feb. 5 at 8:30 a.m. at Harvey’s, located at 19906 N. Cove Road, Suite A, near Alton’s Kitchen and Cocktails in Jetton Village. Mayor Woody Washam […]
Key transportation board revived; new by-laws adopted
Jan. 22. By Dave Vieser. Shortly after his election, Mayor Woody Washam pledged to quickly reinstitute the town’s Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). “Ask anyone in Cornelius what our major growth challenges are, and transportation is sure to come up,” he said at the time. Less than two months later, the town board has adopted a new […]
Aquesta announces 20 percent stock dividend
Jan. 19. Aquesta Financial Holdings, the parent company of Aquesta Bank and Aquesta Insurance Services, has announced a 20-percent stock dividend. Shareholders of record as of Feb. 9 will receive one share for every five they own, payable Feb. 23. A shareholder owning 1,000 shares prior to the transaction will now own 1,200 immediately afterwards. […]
Police nab a real McCoy 4 hours after robbery
Jan. 18. Cornelius Police made quick work out of a robbery at Cashion’s Quik Stop Wednesday on S. Main Street. The suspect, a 42-year-old white man, walked inside, asked for change for a dollar and then reached across the counter and took money from the drawer. CPD commended the employees of the busy corner store […]
CMS closing again, roads much improved, but drive with care tonight
Jan. 18. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are closed one more day, but except for cabin fever and First-World problems—the prepared food counter at Publix was closed for lack of employees—it looks like Cornelius has made it through the snowstorm in fine shape. Roads are mostly clear, including neighborhood streets, thanks to bright sun and temperatures that reached […]
Watch out: Roads are icy
Jan. 18. 9:30 AM. Roads like Jetton, Knox and Bethel Church are clear but very icy, with some drivers cruising slowly through stop signs because they know they can’t stop, and hot-doggers passing more cautious drivers on West Catawba which is icy and dicey. The National Weather Service says it’s 18 degrees in Cornelius; it […]
CMS: Closed again, make-up Jan 22, Feb. 19
Jan. 17 UPDATE 5:15 PM. CMS says no school Thursday, the second day in a row school’s out because of weather. Residents in eastern parts of Cornelius report 5-6 inches of snow. Some areas on the west side got 4-5 inches as the snow lingered almost all afternoon. Either way, roads are expected to be […]
